Storyline
The film tells about Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. October 17, 1896. On the facade of the Alexandrinsky Theater — a poster about the premiere of "The Seagull". A few hours are left before the performance. Chekhov and his sister Masha are expecting Lika Mizinova from Moscow station to arrive from Moscow. Chekhov is alarmed by the upcoming premiere, excited by the meeting with love, which never took place. Memories of acquaintance with Lika, of the experiences caused by the rude scolding of newspaper men who predicted the young writer the inglorious "death under the fence", about the unexpected decision for everyone to go to Sakhalin...
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Mykola Hrynko
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Marina Vlady
Lika Mizinova
Yevgeni Lebedev
Pavel Yegorovich Chekhov
Aleksandra Panova
Yevgeniya Yakovlevna Chekhova
Iya Savvina
Mariya Pavlovna Chekhova
Rolan Bykov
Mikhail Pavlovich Chekhov
Yuriy Yakovlev
Ignatiy Potapenko
Leonid Gallis
Gilyarovskiy
Yekaterina Vasilyeva
artist Ovchinnikova
Vladimir Osenev
Kurbatov
Sergey Kulagin
merchant Gribov
Yevgeni Shutov
father Gerasim
Frequently Asked Questions
Subject for a Short Story was released on October 6, 1969.
The runtime of Subject for a Short Story is 1h 22m.
Subject for a Short Story is a Drama, Romance, History movie.
Subject for a Short Story has a rating of 5.9 out of 10 on TMDB.
Subject for a Short Story is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Subject for a Short Story was directed by Sergei Yutkevich.
The main cast of Subject for a Short Story includes Mykola Hrynko, Marina Vlady, Yevgeni Lebedev.
Subject for a Short Story is originally in RU.